Kelly Cutrone Talks Australia, Not Wearing Makeup and More!

Kelly Cutrone, the uber-fashion publicist — her company People's Revolution has helped look after big-name brands such as Sass & Bide, Ksubi, Camilla & Marc, Bulgari and Agent Provocateur — and star ofKell on Earth is in Australia right now and we got the chance to grab five minutes of her time yesterday to talk about her involvement with avant-garde British beauty brand, Illamasqua. Kelly was such a delight to chat to — so warm and chatty — and she told us how much she loved Australia and joked about her initial reaction to being approached by a beauty brand!

BellaSugar: "How are you enjoying your time in Australia?"

Kelly Cutrone: "I love it here! I feel so at home, just like I do in Toronto, Paris and LA. The people are so friendly. I love it!"

Bella: "So tell us how you came to be involved with Illamasqua?"

Kelly: "Well I got introduced to the brand and Julian [Kynaston] through my work with Agent Provocateur. [Joe Corre, co-founder of Agent Provocateur has a 10 percent stake in Illamasqua]. When they first asked me to come on board, I was like 'Dude, I don't wear makeup!' But I was keen to consult. It's those moments of opportunity, where you create the news and build stories that I love. And I was really keen on interweaving my personal success into the Sophie Lancaster Foundation."

Keep reading . . .Bella: "Yes, tell us more about that . . ."

Kelly: "Well, you know, I had the same hairdo as Sophie 20 years before her. You look at pictures and it's the same. And, being a mother myself [to Ava] I just really, really felt for her mum. [In August 2007, Sophie and her boyfriend were set upon, kicked, stamped and left unconscious because they looked and dressed differently. Sophie tragically died from her injuries.] You know she lost her only daughter but she's still out there trying to make sure it doesn't happen to anyone else. She's just a great, great woman.

Bella: Tell us about Ava, does she think it's cool having a mum who's involved in a beauty brand?

Kelly: Well I don't let her wear makeup just yet unless it's Halloween but she wears Illamasqua nail polish!